All Sides of the Moon
©Meryl Runion 2009

Verse 1:
It’s not by choice you’re leaving me. I know it’s true.
I still can’t believe this thing that’s happening to you.
Everyday we watch our castles crumble into sand.
Fear is raging in your soul. You know I understand,

Bridge 1:
But I’m still human. I get frightened.
Sometimes when you need me I can’t set aside my pain.
I get angry. I feel so hopeless.
I wish, I wish, I really wish our lives would stay the same.

Chorus 1:
There’s an end to each beginning. There’s a night for every day.
There’s a winter for the summer when the world is cold and gray.
There’s a close for every opening. There’s a dark side to the moon…
But I never thought the ending would come for us so soon.

Transitional music

Verse 2:
So many years have come and gone since we said goodbye.
First I learned to walk alone. Then I learned to fly.
Then I found my open heart was just beneath my pain.
Then I found the courage and the will to love again.

Bridge 2:
But I’m still human. I still get frightened.
And every time I do I find the grace to face the night.
And when I miss you I feel your sweetness.
The lessons learned from losing you are now my guiding light.

Chorus 2:
There’s a beginning for each ending. There’s a day for every night.
There’s a summer for the winter when the world is clear and bright.
There’s an opening for each closing. There’s a bright side to the moon.
And when we’re caught in darkness, we know the sun will follow soon.

Tag:
Thank you for the years we loved. And all sides of the moon.

Dedicated to Michael Kent Runion, 1950-1986